The thing is that you have to buy renderfarm software or design it yourself in order to do this with windows 2000.
Here's a list a compiled a while back or renderfarm software.
Network Rendering / Network Distribution / NT Render Farm Solutions:
http://www.vvertex.com/
I think the demo version let's you render to your hearts content on two computers and then is $620 for unlimited computers on NT and UNIX(IRIX & LINUX?) or $770 with a year of tech support.
Best value for mixed platform renderfarms with 3+ computers.
Slow to download DEMO
http://www.icon.co.za/~poweronx/
I'm not sure what the DEMO allows but I recall that it was $150 per computer.
Best feature it's crossplatform.
http://www.uberware.net/smedge2
Windows Only. Render Pools. Error Correction. UI & Command Line.
$100 per computer. Good value if have 4 or less computers.
Site license for $5000 (good if value if you have 50+ computers).
Best feature is that it will support other net renderable applications.
Two week Demo
http://www.rendercorp.com They've got GOD on their side.
$595 for first 5 license, $150 for additonal packs of 5.
Best feature is the Image Scatter which allows the network to render chunks of a single image.
Good value if you only have 3+ Windows machines.
Downloadable DEMO
http://www.stationxstudios.com/html/prod\_s...soft.spider.htm
Windows Only,Pools/Group,Error correction
Supports Maya, Lightwave or Chalice but requires seperate license for each (SUCK!)
Pro version Best features: Supports Image Slicing and command line scripting
Standard $99 per CPU$6000 a good value if you have more than 60+ CPU's.
Pro $149 per CPU $9000 a good value if you have over 90+ cpu's
(That's right ! per CPU not per computer SUCK!)
You can request a DEMO